The intellect of two thousand asses cannot bring forth a single man's thought.
Interpretation
The brilliance of a single person's thought can surpass that of many minds working together.
This quote by Muhammad Iqbal emphasizes the unique power of individual intellect and creativity. It suggests that while a large number of individuals may collectively possess knowledge, the original and innovative ideas often stem from the insights of a single person, highlighting the value of individual contributions over mere numbers.
In practice
In a speech about innovation, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of creative thinking.
The revealed and mystic literature of mankind bears ample testimony to the fact that religious experience has been too enduring and dominant in the history of mankind to be rejected as mere illusion. There seems to be no reason, then, to accept the normal level of human experience as fact and reject its other levels as mystical and emotional.
I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon.
let this be our beautiful departure from stagnation; let our minds come alive; enter another dimension; go beyond the stars eagerly struggling to find that... which our naked eyes did not know existed; rise like a falcon born to soar and not be alone but be present amongst others.
The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; neither proximate to nor separate from it.
The wing of the Falcon brings to the king, the wing if the crow brings him to the cemetery.
The truth is that the religious and the scientific processes, though involving different methods, are identical in their final aim. Both aim at reaching the most real.
Human culture has always had to exist under the shadow of something infinitely more important than itself. If men had postponed the search for knowledge and beauty until they were secure, the search would never have begun.
If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.
Tell others about the truth that sets you free.
Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.
Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon.
Iβm not going to censor myself to comfort your ignorance
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